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Scholar Daniel Campo

Associate Professor, City and Regional Planning, Morgan State University Chair, Department of Graduate Built Environment Studies, Morgan State University

Scholar Meagan Ehlenz

Associate Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University

Housing Anchor Institutions

Faculty Fellow Wendell Pritchett

James S. Riepe Presidential Professor of Law and Education

Urban Development Housing + 2

Saskia Sassen

Scholar Saskia Sassen

Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, Columbia University, London School of Economics

Initiatives March 18, 2014 Penn IUR on Anchor Institutions Penn IUR Roundtable on Anchor Institutions (PRAI) is a leadership “think tank” that convenes leaders from anchor institutions, their respective civic collaborators (academic, government, and foundation partners), and technical experts for an intense full day of roundtable discussions. These Anchor Teams work with Penn IUR to develop a case study that outlines a compelling local challenge. Anchor Institutions

Scholar Brent D. Ryan

Vice Provost and Professor of Urban Design and Public Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 1

Scholar Rolf Pendall

Professor, Department of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Urban Development Housing

Fellow Sheela Patel

Founder and Director, Society for Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)

Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 3

Faculty Fellow Heather Sharkey

Professor of Modern Middle Eastern and North African History, Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, School of Arts and Sciences

Urban Development

Faculty Fellow Laura Perna

GSE Centennial Presidential Professor of Education Vice Provost for Faculty Executive Director, Penn AHEAD

Urban Development State & Local Finance + 1

Faculty Fellow Ira Harkavy

Barbara and Edward Netter Director, Netter Center for Community Partnerships, Netter Center for Community Partnerships

Anchor Institutions

Faculty Fellow Camille Zubrinsky Charles

Professor of Sociology, Africana Studies, and Education, School of Arts and Sciences

Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 1

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